Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym
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Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym al-Thawri (d.ca 682
) was a pupil of Abdullah ibn Abbas and a famous tabi'i ascetic of Kufa
. Constantly ill with a form of palsy
, in later generations he became a symbol of endurance in the face of suffering. He emphasized the importance of silence, scrupulousness in religious observance, and the fear of Hell. Many traditions in the collection of Sahih Bukhari
are given on his authority.
Abu Hayan related that his father said, Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym was crippled and used to be carried to the congregational salah (prayer). So people told him, 'You have an excuse (for not coming)', he said, 'I hear hayee alas-salah, the call to salah; so if you can come to it even by crawling, do so," paraphrasing a hadith
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Year 682 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 682 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Jarrow Priory is established by Benedict...
) was a pupil of Abdullah ibn Abbas and a famous tabi'i ascetic of Kufa
Kufa
Kufa is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000....
. Constantly ill with a form of palsy
Palsy
In medicine, palsy is the paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by loss of sensation and by uncontrolled body movements, such as shaking. Medical conditions involving palsy include cerebral palsy , brachial palsy , and Bell's palsy ....
, in later generations he became a symbol of endurance in the face of suffering. He emphasized the importance of silence, scrupulousness in religious observance, and the fear of Hell. Many traditions in the collection of Sahih Bukhari
Sahih Bukhari
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī , as it is commonly referred to, is one of the six canonical hadith collections of Islam. These prophetic traditions, or hadith, were collected by the Persian Muslim scholar Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, after being transmitted orally for generations. Muslims view this as one of...
are given on his authority.
Abu Hayan related that his father said, Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym was crippled and used to be carried to the congregational salah (prayer). So people told him, 'You have an excuse (for not coming)', he said, 'I hear hayee alas-salah, the call to salah; so if you can come to it even by crawling, do so," paraphrasing a hadith
Hadith
The term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
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